diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/RenderSchema/RenderSchema.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/RenderSchema/RenderSchema.tsx
index 21debf4915..8f967f8ee2 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/RenderSchema/RenderSchema.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/RenderSchema/RenderSchema.tsx
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 import { MarkdownContent } from '@backstage/core-components';
-import {
-  TranslationFunction,
-  TranslationRef,
-  useTranslationRef,
-} from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
+import { useTranslationRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api/alpha';
 import Box from '@material-ui/core/Box';
 import Chip from '@material-ui/core/Chip';
 import Collapse from '@material-ui/core/Collapse';
@@ -48,6 +44,7 @@ import {
 import { FC, JSX, cloneElement, Fragment } from 'react';
 import { scaffolderTranslationRef } from '../../translation';
 import { SchemaRenderContext, SchemaRenderStrategy } from './types';
+import { TranslationMessages } from '../TemplatingExtensionsPage/types';
 
 const getTypes = (properties: JSONSchema7) => {
   if (!properties.type) {
@@ -149,13 +146,9 @@ type RenderColumn = (
   context: SchemaRenderContext,
 ) => JSX.Element;
 
-type Xlate<R> = R extends TranslationRef<any, infer M>
-  ? TranslationFunction<M>
-  : never;
-
 type Column = {
   key: string;
-  title: (t: Xlate<typeof scaffolderTranslationRef>) => string;
+  title: (t: TranslationMessages<typeof scaffolderTranslationRef>) => string;
   render: RenderColumn;
   className?: keyof ReturnType<typeof useColumnStyles>;
 };
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatingExtensionsPage/TemplateFilters.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatingExtensionsPage/TemplateFilters.tsx
index 32956e2063..e0c80c27cf 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatingExtensionsPage/TemplateFilters.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatingExtensionsPage/TemplateFilters.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { Expanded, RenderSchema, SchemaRenderContext } from '../RenderSchema';
 import { ScaffolderUsageExamplesTable } from '../ScaffolderUsageExamplesTable';
 import { inspectFunctionArgSchema } from './functionArgs';
 import { Extension, renderFragment } from './navigation';
-import { StyleClasses, Xlate } from './types';
+import { StyleClasses, TranslationMessages } from './types';
 
 const FilterDetailContent = ({
   t,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ const FilterDetailContent = ({
   name,
   filter,
 }: {
-  t: Xlate<typeof scaffolderTranslationRef>;
+  t: TranslationMessages<typeof scaffolderTranslationRef>;
   classes: ClassNameMap;
   name: string;
   filter: TemplateFilter;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ export const TemplateFilters = ({
   baseLink,
   selectedItem,
 }: {
-  t: Xlate<typeof scaffolderTranslationRef>;
+  t: TranslationMessages<typeof scaffolderTranslationRef>;
   classes: StyleClasses;
   filters: ListTemplatingExtensionsResponse['filters'];
   baseLink: ReactElement<Parameters<typeof Link>[0]>;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatingExtensionsPage/TemplateGlobals.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatingExtensionsPage/TemplateGlobals.tsx
index 8edd5aabd3..329f7b9742 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatingExtensionsPage/TemplateGlobals.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatingExtensionsPage/TemplateGlobals.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { Expanded, RenderSchema, SchemaRenderContext } from '../RenderSchema';
 import { ScaffolderUsageExamplesTable } from '../ScaffolderUsageExamplesTable';
 import { inspectFunctionArgSchema } from './functionArgs';
 import { Extension, renderFragment } from './navigation';
-import { Xlate } from './types';
+import { TranslationMessages } from './types';
 
 const FunctionDetailContent = ({
   classes,
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ const FunctionDetailContent = ({
   classes: ClassNameMap;
   name: string;
   fn: TemplateGlobalFunction;
-  t: Xlate<typeof scaffolderTranslationRef>;
+  t: TranslationMessages<typeof scaffolderTranslationRef>;
 }) => {
   const expanded = useState<Expanded>({});
   if (!Object.keys(fn).length) {
     return (
       <Typography style={{ fontStyle: 'italic' }}>
-        Function metadata unavailable
+        {t('templatingExtensions.content.functions.notAvailable')}
       </Typography>
     );
   }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export const TemplateGlobalFunctions = ({
 }: {
   classes: ClassNameMap;
   functions: ListTemplatingExtensionsResponse['globals']['functions'];
-  t: Xlate<typeof scaffolderTranslationRef>;
+  t: TranslationMessages<typeof scaffolderTranslationRef>;
   baseLink: ReactElement<Parameters<typeof Link>[0]>;
   selectedItem: Extension | null;
 }) => {
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ export const TemplateGlobalValues = ({
   selectedItem,
 }: {
   classes: ClassNameMap;
-  t: Xlate<typeof scaffolderTranslationRef>;
+  t: TranslationMessages<typeof scaffolderTranslationRef>;
   values: ListTemplatingExtensionsResponse['globals']['values'];
   baseLink: ReactElement<Parameters<typeof Link>[0]>;
   selectedItem: Extension | null;
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatingExtensionsPage/types.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatingExtensionsPage/types.ts
index f9c32d469e..982e1f6211 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatingExtensionsPage/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplatingExtensionsPage/types.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ export type StyleClasses = ClassNameMap<
   'code' | 'codeRequired' | 'argRequired' | 'link'
 >;
 
-export type Xlate<R> = R extends TranslationRef<any, infer M>
+export type TranslationMessages<R> = R extends TranslationRef<any, infer M>
   ? TranslationFunction<M>
   : never;